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Padam
Bhushan Dr. Lekhumal Hiranandani: E N T Surgeon
Dr. Hiranandani , the pioneer of Otolaryngology in
India, was born in September 1917 at Thatta - the land
of Lalsai Jhulelal and the water god has blessed him to
such a great extent that beside to overcome the poverty
& to realise his dream of being doctor, He become
India's most famous and successful E N T surgeon.

As the 1947 is always remembered as the most troublesome
year in the history of Sindhis but many of Sindhis who
sensed this troubled in advance and shifted to India
were not only not suffered the pains but also helped
other sindhi families who migrated in and after the
1947. Dr. Hiranandani's family was one of such family as
they shifted to Bombay [Now Mumbai] in the year 1937.
Lakhumal Hiranand has completed his education of Medical
Science in 1942 and went to United Kingdom for F R C S
[Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons] . He returned from
England in 1947 and joined B. Y. L. Nair Hospital as E N
T surgeon, and become Head of the Department.

In the year 1972, when a complete and separate dept. for
the Head & Neck surgeries was established it was named
as " Dr. Hiranandani's Department Of Otolaryngology". He
is the first person from the field of E N T surgeons ,
who was Felicitated with the " DHANWANTRI AWARD" in the
year 1988.

His achievements become more significant if we remember
that he belongs to sindhi community, A community in
which first preference is given to business and
education is treated as the step daughter. He was the
first Indian who was selected as the Member of American
Society Of Head & Neck Surgery. International Federation
of Otolaryngology has felicitated him with " GOLDEN
AWARD" and the surgeons of SAARC has chosen him as the
"Millennium E N T".

God has blessed him with three sons Dr. Navin , who is
taking care of carrying forward of his father's mission
of healing and helping others at Dr. L. H. Hiranandani
Hospital established by Hiranandani family on 22-2-2004
at Powai in Mumbai, while the other two Niranjan and
Surendra are among the topmost building constructors of
the India.

Dr. Hiranandani has never forget that he was born in the
land of Jhulelal, who was born only to rescue the
suffered and helpless people. On social service fronts
despite being a busy surgeon he worked almost for eight
months in 1973, when Maharashtra was under the situation
of drought. During the 1993 Mumbai riots , he played a
significant role for keeping the peace and communal
harmony in the city for which Indian National Congress
Felicitate him with " Maulana Azad Award".

He has also helped many sindhi Institutions, one of such
is Hyderabad [Sindh] National Collegiate board- managing
premier educational institutes like National college
Bandra & K C College in Mumbai. Government of India has
recognized his services not only in the Medical field
bust also in the social help area and awarded him with
the one of the highest public award "PADAM BHUSHAN" in
1972.